KROMME-GEELHOUT CONSERVANCY

FLORA & FAUNA DATABASE

 

 

In 2004, Gay Youthed approached all the landowners on the peninsula with the suggestion that they form a conservancy. Upon everyone’s agreement, the documents were drawn up and submitted to the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The first conservancy meeting was held on the 3rd January 2005, with the formal registration certificate signed by the Minister in 2009.

 

In the ensuing years, a comprehensive database of the flora and fauna species found on the peninsula has been created by the willing participation and documentation of the members, the compilation of which has been managed by Gay.

 

The  conservancy  database  is  an  access  database  which  contains  information  on  the following:

• Indigenous   plants,   lichens   fungi,   hepatophytes,   bryophytes,   gymnosperms   and angiosperms
• Indigenous land  invertebrates,  insects,  spiders,  amphibians,  reptiles,  birds  and mammals
• Exotic and invader plants and animals
• Riverine algae, invertebrates, molluscs, crustaceans, macrophytes, and fish. Although not strictly within the conservancy boundary these have been included as an aid to the identification of organisms seen by the members and also to allow for the possible tracking of water quality changes

• An historical collection of sea shells from the Kromme River mouth

 

Each record in the database contains the following information where it is available:

• The full taxonomy
• A brief description
• The conservation status or frequency of occurrence
• Synonyms
• Common names
• A colour photograph
• The time of year at which plants flower or migratory species are present
• The habitat
• Any known medicinal uses or poisonous properties

 

The database is fully searchable and may be searched by taxonomic names, common names, flower colour or habitat.